Residents living near the 2800 block of North Avenue are grappling with an illegal dumpsite that has transformed their neighborhood into a hazardous zone. The backyards of abandoned rowhouses have become junkyards filled with mountains of tires, broken furniture, and construction debris. #dumping #illegal #crime #Baltimore #Maryland

East Baltimore’s Johnston Square neighborhood has long been hailed by local government leaders as an example of how the city can turn its surplus of vacant homes around. Once badly blighted and devoid of new investment, the community saw many of its homes — and its lifeblood — go dark over the years. But over the last decade, vacancy rates there have fallen, homeowners have moved in and neighbors say property values have increased. Developer ReBUILD Metro is reviving the neighborhood whole block